Johanna Konta dished out a helping of revenge on Anastasija Sevastosa as she blitzed her way into the second round of the China Open in Beijing.
The British number one hammered the Latvian 6-1 6-1 in under an hour to get payback for her US Open fourth-round defeat last month.
It also gives her hopes of reaching the WTA Finals in Singapore later this month a boost as she has gained more points on Carla Suarez Navarro in the Road to Singapore.
Konta beat the Spaniard on her way to the Wuhan Open quarter-final earlier this week to close the gap and that has been shortened further after Suarez... read more

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